CONGRESS On November 2, Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduced a bill to provide affordable housing to survivors of major disasters. Senator Nelson noted in a statement that tens of thousands of people from Puerto Rico have left the island for Florida to find a complete lack of affordable housing options. The bill also provides additional… Continue reading

Congress CDBG-DR Hearing. The House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing regarding HUD’s Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program on November 1. The sole witness was Helen Albert, Acting Inspector General in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for HUD. She warned that excessive waivers… Continue reading

Congress Senate Homeland Security Hearing. Today, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held an oversight hearing on the federal response to the recent hurricanes. FEMA Administrator Brock Long, General Donald Jackson of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Robert Salesses from the Department of Defense, and Robert Kadlec from the Department of… Continue reading

Data and Information Compiled by NLIHC  NLIHC Blog Highlights Early Findings from FEMA Data. FEMA released preliminary summary data for Hurricane Harvey that include ZIP code-level information on the number of registrants for assistance from FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP). NLIHC released a blog post that highlights some early findings from the data. To… Continue reading